
Salary: £Competitive to attract the right applicant + Relocation support
Location: Swindon
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Start Date: September 2022
St Mary’s is a 1.5 FE school which stands out as a beacon of authentic Catholic faith and witness. Like its close neighbour, St. Catherine’s, St Mary’s is blessed with a significant number of staff with deep and long connections with the school. The school environment is genuinely warm, and friendly. It is full of highly stimulating displays of faith and culture that are visual hallmarks of the shared spirituality and the evidence of deep engagement from the pupils with the development and preservation of its Catholic character.
Governors and staff have worked tirelessly to maintain high levels of care and purpose, having successfully led the school community to overcome the twin challenges of COVID and the sudden death of their Executive Headteacher. Now, with a new leadership structure in place, Governors are looking forward to a bright future, with the appointment of a substantive Headteacher to lead St Mary’s as it enters a new chapter in the rich life of the school.
This is truly a remarkable school with extraordinary potential to build upon and further advance its well-earned reputation as an exemplar of best practice in Catholic education.
If, as a first-time or existing Head, you believe you can offer the leadership qualities which inspires and motivates others towards excellence and which will ensure the very best education for our children, then we would love to hear from you.
Closing: Mon 11 April at 12 Noon
Shortlisting: Tue 12 April
Interviews: Mon 25 and/or Tue 26 April
A requirement of the post is that applicants must be practising Catholics.
For further details or to have an informal discussion, please contact Liam Dowds, our Emmaus Leadership Advising Consultant who is assisting us with this assignment, in complete confidence, on 01737 652 043 or ldowds@emmausleadership.me.
We would encourage you to come and visit us and see us at work.
Our school is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. DBS check required.